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LobsterJ wrote:I'm going to be reading through Ennis' Punisher output, is the limited series starring Barracuda essential? Is the Punisher in it?

Barracuda's mini is in no way needed. It's the story of Barracuda in a South American dictatorship trying to arrange a coup, it's very funny and feels way more like the Marvel Knights stories than the Max ones. I like it, but there's no sign of anyone bar the main character who appears again.

Zero wrote:Barracuda's mini is in no way needed. It's the story of Barracuda in a South American dictatorship trying to arrange a coup, it's very funny and feels way more like the Marvel Knights stories than the Max ones. I like it, but there's no sign of anyone bar the main character who appears again.

Thanks, I am getting what I can from the library to save dough so things are coming in out of order, is it necessary to read the third Ennis series (the MAX one) in order? Or does it just tell stories arc by arc?

LobsterJ wrote:Thanks, I am getting what I can from the library to save dough so things are coming in out of order, is it necessary to read the third Ennis series (the MAX one) in order? Or does it just tell stories arc by arc?

It starts out fairly standaloney but eventually a lot of threads get woven together and every single arc introduces something that pays off in the last year or so.

Are you including the 'From First to Last' and 'Born' trades in your reading? They're both pretty awesome.

I still haven't finished that Longshot trade. The concept of Longshot, Mojo and Spiral are very interesting, but the story and dialogue are absolute shit. I know it's from the mid 80s - are drugs a requirement for it to be enjoyable?